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Pray Now for the Poets – They May Be Our Last Hope
We say prayers for the preachers and prayers for the hands of missionaries and teachers in foreign lands. We say prayers for the soldiers who are off at war and prayers for the workers serving food to the poor. But a time is coming, twisting round like a cloud, when the preaching of truth will …[ read more ]
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Samwise Gamgee Can Get Us Through These Days
I terrified myself this week. Truly experienced long moments of icy panic. It had been a full day of meeting with families for my day job. After leaving one family’s home, I mentally mapped my route back to my office to pick up some gift cards and then to my next appointment on the other …[ read more ]
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Can You Pass This Fitness Test?
I am overweight and not in my best shape. I haven’t made fitness a priority this past year and it shows up in my mirror. If I suddenly had to run for miles or hike up a steep mountain carrying a pack or swim to save a life, it wouldn’t happen without miraculous intervention. And …[ read more ]
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Blowhard for God or Voice in the Wind
Wind is making big headlines these days. Hurricane forces, tornado touchdowns, wind-driven snow, gale-force battery. And we strive, don’t we?, to predict the behavior of the wind. Entire channels, websites, news stations dedicated to the weather and still when the wind blows, we are at its mercy. Storms arise that defy prediction. Winds change direction. …[ read more ]
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He Who Saves One Life, Saves the World
There’s something God is asking you to do. But you’re hesitating. You’re not sure. Maybe you didn’t hear him correctly. And certainly, He’s got the wrong person, right? I mean, there are better Christians than you and He hasn’t asked them to do this. You know how mixed your motives are. Maybe this isn’t …[ read more ]